UK girl's name
Gwenan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Gwenan is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Gwenan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4056, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 12 births.
This profile covers 110 England and Wales registrations across 20 recorded years from 1996 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 42% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 109 living people in the UK are called Gwenan. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Gwenan ranked #4056 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 12 girls were registered as Gwenan.
- • About 109 living people in the UK are estimated to have Gwenan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4056
2023
Births in 2023
5
Latest year
Peak year
2008
12 births
Estimated living
109
2026
Popularity
Gwenan over time
The chart below shows babies named Gwenan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Gwenan, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2023, compared with 12 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gwenan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Gwenan was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4154 | 20 | 4 |
| 2010s | #4309 | 36 | 7 |
| 2000s | #3224 | 38 | 6 |
| 1990s | #2674 | 16 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Gwenan
- Grace 79,208
- Georgia 48,838
- Gracie 18,387
- Georgina 15,599
- Gabriella 10,902
- Gemma 8,350
- Gabrielle 7,154
- Georgie 4,883
- Gabriela 3,300
- Genevieve 2,393
- Gracie-Mae 1,727
- Greta 1,283
FAQ
Gwenan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Gwenan in the UK right now?
In 2023, Gwenan was ranked #4056 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Gwenan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 12 babies registered as Gwenan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Gwenan in the UK?
A total of 110 babies have been registered as Gwenan across the 20 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.